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PEUGEOT 408 Review
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Peugeot's avant garde 408 family hatch might look tempting with self-charging Hybrid power. Jonathan Crouch takes a look at the latest version.
Ten Second Review
Your ideal Peugeot 408 might be this one, the Hybrid e-DSC6. You can't plug it in, but if you want this stylised Gallic family hatch, it makes more sense than any other powerplant in the range.
Background
The 408 is arguably Peugeot's most avant-garde model. But from launch, to get this more stylised five-door family hatch with an equally advanced engine, you had to pay an awful lot for the top Plug-in Hybrid version. In more recent years though, the 408 range has begun with this very advanced model, the Hybrid 145 e-DSC6.
This is a Hybrid you can't plug-in - but given that for nearly half the time in urban traffic, it'll run almost completely on battery power, you may not mind that. And you're not carrying around the considerable extra weight of a plug-in system. So this Hybrid 145 is considerably more economical than the PHEV version running combustion power would be. Like other 408s, this variant was lightly updated for the 2026 Model Year. Let's take a closer look.
Driving Experience
As with its close family hatch showroom stablemate, the 308 Hybrid 145 e-DSC6, this self-charging 408 uses this e-DSC6 unit only in its faster 145hp form (smaller Peugeot models like the 208 supermini also get it in lesser 110hp guise). As ever with a full-Hybrid, you have to have an auto gearbox, though this is a rather different kind of self-shifting transmission - and not only because it's of the dual-clutch sort and restricted to six speeds. Built into its casing is a DC inverter, an Engine Control Unit and, most significantly, a little 28hp electric motor powered by a tiny battery secreted beneath the front passenger seat.
On the move, this motor can work together with this Hybrid model's 1.2-litre petrol engine - or separately from it. And, unlike with a mild hybrid system like that fitted to say, a rival Volkswagen Golf, here the car can be driven for short urban distances (under 18mph) on electric power alone.
During deceleration, the petrol engine stops and the e-motor acts as a generator to recharge the Hybrid system's 48V battery. The battery also stores the energy recuperated by the regenerative braking system. The motor additionally assists the engine under acceleration - such as from standstill to 62mph, which takes 10.2s en route to 131mph.
Design and Build
Apart from the badging, there aren't any visual giveaways as to this 408's Hybrid status. It's certainly a good looking thing. You'd have to know the car quite well to appreciate the changes made to this updated model. You might though, notice a few differences up-front where the original version's fang-like daytime running lights have been replaced by sleeker 'three-claw' DRLs connected by LED strips incorporated into the more sculpted grille, which now has gloss and matt black accents and, to suit the current trend, now incorporates an illuminated Peugeot shield.
Peugeot has tried to conceal the headlights as part of this update, using sleeker LED units placed lower down in the redesigned bumper and integrated into glossy black inserts. Peugeot lettering has been added to the boot lid, integrated into a transparent strip connecting the new three-claw tail lights.
Not much is different in the 308-derived cabin, apart from a few new fabrics and some better-chosen materials, along with updated graphics for the instrument screen. Otherwise, it's as before, which means everything's very in-your-face and angular, with the dashboard and centre console at different levels. Virtually everything you touch feels tactile and of high quality, though you only get the full intended effect with one of the 'GT' variants, which feature smart green-stitched trim and part-faux leather upholstery. The first thing you're going to have to decide is whether you can get on with the distinctive 'i-Cockpit' dash design with its tiny steering wheel, above which (rather than through which) you're supposed to view the instruments.
The little gauges you view, which are of the virtual variety displayed on a 10-inch screen, are unusual too, but all the information shown is clear and easy to assimilate and as an option on the 'GT' (or with top trim), this screen layout gets clever 3D graphics. The central monitor is also 10-inches in size, but is deeper and more informative, underscored by virtual buttons and (if you avoid the base variant) below that by a row of what Peugeot calls 'i-toggle' switches which will usually operate the climate features but can be re-programmed for other functions if you wish.
In the rear seat, there's more head and knee room than you get in a 308 - but not much more. Boot space of this Hybrid is rated at 536-litres - much better than the 471-litre total you get in the PHEV and EV versions of this car. And the seats-folded capacity is 1,583-litres.
As the 408's lengthy seven year development gestation period suggests, Design Project Manager Pierre-Paul Mattei and his team had some difficulty in getting the Peugeot board to sign off on this car - and it's not difficult to see why. Even Mattei admits that 'giving the car dynamism without hiding its roominess' was problematical. Eventually, the project was probably green-lighted because this car shares so much with the 308 hatch it was developed alongside. Actually though, it's closer in quirky concept (and size) to another unconventional Stellantis Group Gallic model, the Citroen C5 X. The 408, according to its stylists, is a 'reinvention of the mid-sized sedan', with feline fashion touches like the radical front grille, an unusual bulbous rear diffuser and a duck tail spoiler. It's clearly been designed around the unusually styled 20-inch wheels of top variants, so with base 17-inch rims, owners might be disappointed with the finished effect.
There be disappointed if they come expecting an equally 'disruptive' sense of style inside too because the dash is lifted entirely from the Peugeot 308. Many though, will see that as unusual enough, with its trademark Peugeot 'i-Cockpit' tiny steering wheel, over which (rather than through which) you view the virtual gauges on the 10-inch Digital Driver's Display. Another 10-inch screen adorns the centre of the fascia, with digital shortcut keys beneath and the brand's latest voice control system. In the rear seat, there's more head and knee room than you get in a 308 - but not much more. And out back in the 408 Hybrid e-DSC6, you don't have to put up with the 65-litre boot size reduction that's imposed on you by the PHEV variant. That means there's a 536-litre trunk size, with 1,583-litres of seats-folded capacity.
Market and Model
Prices for this Hybrid 145 e-DSC6 408 variant start from around £32,000. That's a huge £6,500 less than the Plug-in Hybrid model, but hardly any less than the E-408. As with any 408, there are three trim levels, base 'Allure', 'GT' or plush 'GT Premium'.
As you'd hope for the money being asked here, even entry-level 'Allure' spec gives you quite a lot. Specifically, you get keyless entry, adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go, rear parking sensors, an HD reversing camera, dual zone automatic air conditioning and an electrochromic rear-view mirror.
Most will want the smarter look you get with the two GT models, set apart by a front grille with vertical body-coloured accents, matrix LED headlamps and smarter 'Graphite' 19-inch wheels.
'GT' trim builds on the 'Allure' features with the addition of Matrix LED Headlight Technology - and both the brand shield and front grille are illuminated. The interior is upgraded with a grained leather steering wheel with GT logo and Alcantara facia and door panel inserts. Additional equipment includes an electric tailgate, lane position assist and front parking sensors.
'GT Premium' trim goes further with three-stage heated front seats with an eight-programme multi-point massage function and four-way electric lumbar adjustment. There's also electrically adjustable front seats and a ten-speaker FOCAL Premium Hi-Fi set-up. Additional driver assist features on 'GT Premium' trim include rear cross traffic alert, long range blind spot detection and a 360-degree camera system.
Cost of Ownership
This 408's self-charging Hybrid powertrain can operate more than 50% of the time in zero-emission all-electric mode during low-speed urban cruising, offering improved fuel economy of up to 15% for fewer trips to the pumps, and a significant reduction in CO2 for this 408 when compared to the old PureTech 130 EAT8 engine. The actual 408 Hybrid 145 e-DSC6 figures are up to 58.8mpg on the combined cycle (around 4mpg less than the equivalent 308 Hybrid) and up to 108g/km of CO2 (6g/km less than that 308). Thanks to the CO2 reduction, the Hybrid powertrain has a reduced rate of Vehicle Excise Duty and a lower rate of Benefit-in-Kind Tax for company car drivers (27%). But of course that's nothing like as good a tax return as you'd get from the 408 PHEV (12%); or the E-408 full-Electric model Peugeot really wants to sell you, which like all EVs, is currently BiK-rated at 3% - until Spring 2026 anyway.
This Peugeot Hybrid's petrol engine has been optimised for efficiency and operates in the Miller combustion cycle. This thermodynamic cycle is enabled by the variable geometry turbocharger, which enhances performance at low rpm, and variable valve timing. A belt-driven starter combines with the e-motor to start the petrol engine from cold. The belt-starter also restarts the engine quickly and seamlessly while driving. As for peace of mind, well there's the usual unremarkable Peugeot three year 60,000 mile warranty.
Summary
If you want a Peugeot 408 - and we can see why you might - choosing this Hybrid 145 e-DSC6 powerplant in it seems like a bit of a no-brainer. Its running cost savings would allow you to pretty quickly recoup its reasonable up-front price premium over a cheaper un-electrified family hatch in this segment. And it's difficult to see many ownership scenarios where this self-charging Hybrid would cost more to run than the top PHEV model, even taking into account that PHEV's Benefit-in-Kind taxation savings.
Otherwise, this 408's sales proposition remains as before. It's pricey for a mainstream-branded hatch of this kind, but feels and looks quite premium to compensate. If you need further reasons to justify acquisition of one of these, this Hybrid engine might well provide them.
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Standard Equipment
Technical Data
Options
Driver Convenience
- Bluetooth telephone facility
- Compact automatic gearbox impulse selector
- Driver attention warning
- Driver's profile setting
- e-call and b-call
- Extended traffic sign recognition
- Exterior temperature indicator with ice warning
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Intelligent speed adaptation
- Lane keep assist
- Multi driving mode selector - Eco / Normal / Sport mode selector
- Multi function trip computer
- New graphics on 10" driver instrument panel
- PEUGEOT i-Cockpit with 10.0" high definition (HD) capacitive touchscreen
- PEUGEOT i-Cockpit with compact steering wheel
- PEUGEOT i-Connect Advanced - Over the air updates
- Peugeot i-connect Navigation
- PEUGEOT i-Toggles
- PEUGEOT SOS and assistance
- Programmable cruise control and speed limiter
- Push button start
- Speed limit recognition and recommendation
- Visio park 1 with 180 degree Colour reversing camera with wash system
- Wifi and voice recognition
- Wireless apple car play/android Auto
- Wireless mirror screen
- Wireless Smartphone charger
Entertainment
- DAB Digital radio
- High performance loudspeakers including 4 woofers (165mm) in doors and 2 tweeters (25mm) in A-pillars
- USB-C x 4 (2 x front and 2 x rear)
Exterior Features
- 3 Claw DRL signature with integrated headlight design
- Acoustic laminated front windows
- Acoustic tinted windscreen
- Auto dimming interior rear view mirror
- Automatic hazard light activation upon heavy brake application
- Body colour door handles
- Body colour rear boot spoiler
- Dark tinted rear side and tailgate windows
- Electric, heated, and power folding door mirrors
- Exterior badging including front and rear model inscription
- Front and rear electric windows with one touch/anti pinch
- Gloss black door mirrors
- Gloss black finish B pillar
- Gloss black illuminated front grille with Peugeot shield
- Gloss black rear cluster connecting strip
- High beam assist
- Illuminated red Peugeot lettering across the connector strip
- LED 3rd brake light
- LED rear number plate lights
- LED side indicator lights integrated into door mirrors
- Lower body and wheel arch "SUV style" protection
- Matrix LED headlights
- New front face design
- Peugeot design language on front grille
- PEUGEOT shield on front doors
- Rear bumper grained black
- Rear Hybrid badging
- Rear reversing lights
- Rear side wing doors
- Roof mounted 'fin' style antenna
- Sequential scrolling front indicators
- Tailgate with heated rear windscreen and wiper blade
- Upper rear always on 3D light, angled claw rear light signature with clear lens
Interior Features
- 1/3 2/3 'Magic Flat' folding rear seats with controls located in the boot
- 2x 12V sockets
- 3 seat bench in 2nd row
- 4 Grab handles retractable and damped
- 8 Colour personalisable ambient lighting
- Air purification system 'Clean Cabin'
- Aluminium door sills and boot sill
- Aluminium pedals and footrest
- Arch design central console with storage
- Automatic air conditioning
- Central front armrest with storage compartment
- Dial and push button heater control panel
- Driver seat lumbar adjustment
- Dynamic front seats
- Electric power steering with reach and rake adjustable steering column
- Front central console with two cup holders
- Gloss black weather strips
- Glovebox with LED lighting
- Heated steering wheel
- High air vent system
- Luggage cover
- Luxury carpet mats with contrast stitching
- Manual driver seat height adjustment
- Multifunction grained leather steering wheel with new GT logo insert
- Piano keys toggle switches to access main functions
- Roof lining - Mistral black
- Seatbelt unfastened on the move audible and visual alert for front and rear seats
- Single front passenger seat
- Ski hatch with central rear armrest with cup holder
- Steering wheel mounted gearshift paddles
- Sunvisor with concealable vanity mirrors with LED lighting
- Uzila fabric seat and TEP upholstery with green stitch
Packs
- Driver Sport Pack - 408
- Visibility pack - 408
Passive Safety
- 2x Isofix child seat fitting on outer rear seats
- 3x3 point rear seat belts
- ABS + EBD + EBA
- Active safety brake with night function/cyclists/pedestrians
- Adaptive driver and front passenger airbags with passenger airbag deactivation function
- Advanced emergency braking system (Video - AEB) includes Radar
- Automatic post collision braking
- Child locks on rear doors
- Driver/front passenger side airbags
- Electronic parking brake
- ESP
- Front and outer rear seatbelts with pyrotechnic pretensioners
- Front and rear curtain airbags
- Front and rear disc brakes
- Front optimised safety headrests and rear retractable headrests (x3), height adjustable
- Front three point retractable seatbelts with force limiters
- Hill start assist
- Tyre under inflation monitoring and indirect detection with visual indicator and warning sound
Security
- 2x keys
- Acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS)
- Anti-theft wheel bolts
- Automatic door locking when moving off
- Deadlocking system
- Electronic code immobiliser
- Locking wheel nuts
- Peugeot open and go (keyless access and start)
- Thatcham cat. 1 alarm with anti lift sensor
Trim
- Alcantara dashboard and door panel decoration
Wheels
- 19" Adakite diamond cut alloy wheels
- Alloy wheel 'star' centre cap
- Tyre repair and inflation kit with compressor and sealant
Emissions - ICE
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Standard EmissionsEURO 7
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WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb114
Engine and Drive Train
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CC1199
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Fuel DeliveryTURBO DIRECT INJECTION
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Gears6 SPEED
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TransmissionSEMI-AUTO
Fuel Consumption - ICE
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EC Directive 1999/100/EC AppliesNo
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WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb4.9
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WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEH5.9
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WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEL4.8
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WLTP - MPG - Comb57.9
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WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEH47.9
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WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEL58.8
General
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Alternative Fuel QualifyingYes
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Badge Engine CC1.2
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Badge Power145
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Based On IDNot Available
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Coin DescriptionHybrid
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Coin SeriesGT
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Generation Mark1
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Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 0722E
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Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years12
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Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years3
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Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?No
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Special EditionNo
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Special OrderNo
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Vehicle Homologation ClassM1
Performance
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Engine Power - BHP145
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Engine Power - KW107
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Engine Torque - LBS.FT170
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Engine Torque - MKG23.5
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Engine Torque - NM230
Test Cycles
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Emissions Test CycleWLTP
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RDE Certification LevelRDE 2
Tyres
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Alloys?Yes
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Space Saver?No
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Tyre Size Front205/55 R19
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Tyre Size Rear205/55 R19
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Tyre Size SpareTYRE REPAIR KIT
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Wheel StyleADAKITE
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Wheel Type19" ALLOY
Weight and Capacities
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No. of Seats5
Company car tax calculator
| Tax Year | BIK | BIK Value | Tax Payable at 20% | Tax Payable at 40% |
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| 2026/27 | 3% | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2027/28 | 4% | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2028/29 | 5% | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
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